Salvo - UV-VIS-IR Imaging Panel
Technical Photography can be performed in the so-called “transmitted” mode. The radiation (UV, VIS, IR) passes through the object. The advantage of this approach is that the pigments become more transparent than with the standard IR photographic method.
Learn IRT (Transmitted Infrared Photography)
We developed SALVO, our UV-VIS-IR Imaging Panel. SALVO makes it easy to perform transmitted mode photos, not only in the IR, but also in the VIS and UV.
It is now easy to acquire these transmitted technical photos by just clicking the switch buttons for the respective UV, VIS and IR LEDs.
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Features
Emissions:
VIS LEDs emission color temperature 6000K.
UV LEDs emission at 365 nm.
IR LEDs emission at 940 nm.
External dimensions: 347 x 466 x 116 mm.
Active area: A3 (standard paper size) 297 x 420 mm.
Measuring SALVO's output using GORGIAS Reflectance Spectrometer
Making Infrared Transmitted photography on Pigments Checker using SALVO
DOWNLOAD Application note # 3 – Transmitted Infrared Photography with SALVO (4235 downloads )
We show how to make Infrared Transmitted (IRT) photography on Pigments Checker. Pigments become much more transparent than in standard IR photography.
Case Studies using IRT Photography
17th-century print of the island of Seram in the Moluccas
20th-century serigraph print
Early 20th-century Persian manuscript with a drawing attached over the text
19th-century North Indian Manuscript
19th-century Sikh school miniature painting
19th-century South-Asia Islamic manuscript
Learn Technical Photography for Art Examination
Technical Photography is one of the most powerful—and often overlooked—tools for the scientific examination of art and archaeology. If you are a conservator, scientist, or art collector and you are not yet familiar with this method, it is truly a missed opportunity. Using simple, affordable equipment and a clear methodology, Technical Photography allows you to reveal underdrawings, retouchings, material differences, and conservation issues in a completely non-invasive way. Far from being complex or inaccessible, it is an easy entry point into scientific analysis. In many cases, Technical Photography represents the first essential step toward a deeper understanding of artworks and archaeological objects.
Scientific Art Examination – Resources:
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) – USA
The British Museum – Scientific Research Department – UK
Scientific Research Department – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
C2RMF (Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France) – France
Rijksmuseum – Science Department – Netherlands
